# Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)

> Four fed-up outcasts at 1954 Rydell High dare to have fun on their own terms and spark a moral panic.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/79943

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 53 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama, music
- Created by: Annabel Oakes
- Network: Paramount+
- Cast: Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso, Tricia Fukuhara, Shanel Bailey, Madison Thompson, Johnathan Nieves, Jason Schmidt
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11127388/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: nostalgic, breezy, spirited, cheeky

## What critics say

Audiences rated this prequel to Grease negatively, with its departure from the original's tone and its musical numbers faulted by many viewers.

## Synopsis

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023) is a United States musical drama series created by Annabel Oakes for Paramount+. Set in 1954 at Rydell High, this single-season prequel to the Grease franchise follows four outcasts, including Jane Facciano (Marisa Davila) and Olivia Valdovinos (Cheyenne Isabel Wells), alongside Nancy Nakagawa (Tricia Fukuhara) and Hazel (Shanel Bailey). Their engine is simple and sharp: they refuse to let the school's rigid rules dictate how they have fun, and each episode tests how far that defiance can go before the adults push back. Stories unfold across ten hour-long episodes that blend school politics, romance, friendship and the pull of a rising youth culture just before rock and roll takes over. The tone is bright and musical, with a nostalgic gloss over a sharper undercurrent of conformity and social control. Fans of Grease, Glee and Happy Days will find resonance in its cheerful 1950s pastiche and teen rebellion. The series was canceled after its first season, leaving its story open, and it stands as a retro teen musical that tries to rethink a familiar world from the outside in.

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